Fred Clasen-Kelly

  • Joshua McCray, of Kingstree, South Carolina, nearly died from covid-19 four years ago. McCray says doctors put him on a ventilator and told his wife he was likely going to die. Today, the retired public bus driver remains too weak to drive. (Gavin McIntyre for KFF Health News)Health

    Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

    By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam, and others
  • Bridget Narsh received a letter from the North Carolina attorney’s general office asking for immediate payment of son Nathan’s medical bill. Nathan lives with autism, post-traumatic stress disorder, and ADHD, and was hospitalized for more than 100 days at Central Regional Hospital, a state-run mental health facility in Butner, North Carolina. The hospital billed the family nearly $102,000 for Mason’s treatment. (Eamon Queeney for KFF Health News)Family

    A mom was billed $102,000 for her son’s hospital stay. It shows everything that can go wrong in American health care

    By Fred Clasen-Kelly and KFF Health News
  • Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, seen on Oct. 24, 2022, is owned by Atrium Health. Atrium Health, North Carolina’s largest hospital system, has declared publicly that in 2019 it provided $640 million in services to Medicare patients that were never paid for. (Fred Clasen-Kelly/KHN)Finance

    Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report has found

    By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Kaiser Health News